TY - BOOK AU - Abegunrin,Olayiwola TI - Africa in global politics in the twenty-first century: a pan-African perspective SN - 0230618901 AV - DT30.5 .A247 2009 U1 - 327.67 22 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - World politics KW - 21st century KW - Africa, Sub-Saharan KW - Foreign relations KW - 1960- KW - Politics and government KW - Social conditions KW - Nigeria KW - South Africa KW - 1994- N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Nigeria and the struggle for the liberation of South Africa -- Nigeria and South Africa in the global forum -- Post-apartheid South Africa : new challenges and dilemmas -- Southern African development community and the new South Africa -- Ethnicity and ethnic conflicts in Africa -- Peace, security, and human survival in Africa -- From organization of African unity to African Union -- New partnership for Africa's development : politics of dependence -- Pan-Africanism and unity : a wake-up call to Africans N2 - In this twenty-first century, Africa has become an important source of the United States energy imports and the world's natural resources. It has also become the epicenter of the worlds deadly health epidemic, HIV/AIDS, and one of the battlegrounds in the fight against terrorism. With Nigeria and South Africa leading the continent, Africa has become a major player to be reckoned with in the global affairs.-- PUBLISHER DESCRIPTION UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2009000632-b.html ER -